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Q. In the half wave rectifier circuit operating with $50\, Hz$ mains frequency. The fundamental frequency in the ripple will be

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Solution:

In half wave rectifier, the output is obtained for half cycle only. Therefore, frequency of the ripple is same as that of the input i.e. $50 \, Hz$.